Fatigue among Medical Students in a Trial of Computer-based Testing for Common Achievement Tests
- VernacularTitle:共用試験ＣＢＴトライアルでの疲労度に関する検討
- Author:
Toshikazu MATSUI
;
Yuichiro ONO
;
Hiroshi NAKANO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
common achievement tests;
computer-based testing;
fatigue;
questionnaire;
video display terminal
- From:Medical Education
2005;36(6):409-413
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
We investigated the degree of fatigue among medical students during the second trial of the Common Achievement Tests, which use a computer-based testing (CBT) method. A revised questionnaire for subjective fatigue symptoms proposed by the Industrial Fatigue Research meeting of the Japan Society for Occupational Health was used to examine the degree of fatigue. The CBT examinee group (n=41) sat for the examination for 6 hours using video display terminals. Significant changes were seen in 19 of the 25 items for subjective symptoms. At the end of the test period, significant differences between the CBT examinee group and the lecture participant group (n=50) were found for 15 of the items for subjective symptoms. Subjective symptoms were classified into 5 categories: sleepiness, instability, displeasure, feeling languid, and blurred vision. In the CBT examinee group, rates of symptoms increased significantly in all 5 categories. The increase in the rate of “blurred vision” was especially marked.
